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British actor Jamie Thomas King is adapting James Titcombe’s memoir Joshua’s Story: Uncovering the Morecambe Bay Maternity Scandal for the big screen.

King, best known for star turns in Mad Men and The Tudors, is penning a screenplay for Trust, a movie to be produced along with wife and Canadian actress Tamara Podemski as part of their newly-launched Blackbird Productions banner.

“Right now, I do not have intention to act in or direct the project. But yes, I became interested in the subject following Benjamin’s death and subsequent lawsuit,” King told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.

In 2016, the preventable death of their second son, Benjamin, due to medical negligence occurred five days after Podemski gave birth after a delayed caesarean section. The star of Reservation Dogs and Outer Range at the time had been 14 days overdue and was rushed to the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Somerset,...

Rekha Sharma as Dr. Neeta Devi, Rick Roberts as Dr. Neil Olsen, and Gord Rand as Dr. Mark Novak in ‘Transplant’ season 3 episode 11 (Photo by: Sphere Media/CTV)

We’re down to the final three episodes of NBC’s Transplant season three with the arrival of episode 11, “A Sort of Homecoming.” Episode 11 will air on January 19, 2024 in the show’s new Fridays at 9pm Et/Pt time slot. The season three finale is slated for February 9th.

Hamza Haq leads the cast as Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed and Sirena Gulamgaus stars as Amira. Rekha Sharma plays Dr. Neeta Devi, Laurence Leboeuf is Dr. Magalie “Mags” Leblanc, and Ayisha Issa stars as Dr. June Curtis. Jim Watson plays Dr. Theo Hunter, Torri Higginson is Claire Malone, and Gord Rand is Dr. Mark Novak.

“A Sort of Homecoming” Plot: Searching for answers, Bash goes to Lebanon to do relief work in a refugee camp.

NBC’s medical drama Transplant is taking a two-week break and will return with an episode that finds the staff rebelling against Devi. “Work to Rule” will air on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Hamza Haq leads the cast as Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed and Sirena Gulamgaus stars as Amira. Rekha Sharma plays Dr. Neeta Devi, Laurence Leboeuf is Dr. Magalie “Mags” Leblanc, and Ayisha Issa stars as Dr. June Curtis. Jim Watson plays Dr. Theo Hunter, Torri Higginson is Claire Malone, and Gord Rand is Dr. Mark Novak.

“Work to Rule” Plot: Bash reels from Amira’s bold decision, and tensions flare at an after-work dinner party. Devi struggles to keep her staff in line as turmoil erupts over her leadership. Mags treats a highly sensitive person. Theo considers breaking some hospital rules.

Laurence Leboeuf as Dr. Magalie Leblanc and Hamza Haq as Dr. Bashir Hamed in ‘Transplant...

Stars: Mhairi Calvey, Laura Jean Marsh, Chris Wilson, Neal Ward | Written by Cheryl Neve, Rick Roberts | Directed by Rick Roberts

The Eastern Front is the story of some German soldiers whose unit has been all but decimated (we are told). The men are making their retreat (I think) from the Russians back to there homelands on the Eastern Front. Somewhere on the way they have picked up some pretty tasty (I mean fighting wise you perverts) Russian dames, and because there are females in the mix everything is going to fall apart for our band of merry Nazis. [Full disclosure before we crack on, this movie took me about 4 attempts to finish both due to the 2-Hour length and I have been working quite a lot lately]

Over the last few years I have come to find that behind the scenes on these movies, especially lower budget indie stuff, their is a team of hardworking individuals that are trying to create something they can be proud of when they send out into the world. This movie is absolutely no exception.

Covert Affairs’ Kari Matchett and True Blood’s Stephen Moyer are to star in Canadian spy drama Fortunate Son. The series, which is set in the social and political chaos of the late 1960s, is produced by NBCUniversal-backed Lark Productions and Wynonna Earp producer Seven24Films for CBC.

Matchett, who has also featured on The Good Doctor, plays Ruby Howard, an American who fled to Canada as a fugitive from the law. Set in the chaos of the late 1960s, the Vietnam War and the anti-war protest movement, Ruby helps smuggle Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders across the Canadian border. What she doesn’t know is how these actions will unfold and who is watching her. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Darren Mann plays Travis Hunter, a Vietnam war deserter whose troubled past follows him into Canada and the lives of the Howard family, while Moyer, who recently featured on The Gifted,...

It looks like This Life is ending. Recently, it was announced the CBC has cancelled the TV show after two seasons.The Canadian drama centers on Natalie Lawson (Torri Higginson), "a lifestyle columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to help her three teenage children get ready for the future, while trying her best to live in the now." The cast also includes Lauren Lee Smith, Rick Roberts, Kristopher Turner, James Wotherspoon, and Stephanie Janusauskas. Season two of the series finished airing this past December.Read More…...

ReelzChannel's crime drama Cracked, which just debuted its second season earlier this month, has received 3 nominations from the Canadian Screen Awards. Besides nominations for Best Original Musical Score and Best Direction for Bruce McDonald (Pontypool), actor Rick Roberts also received a nomination for his guest role as a grieving father in the episode "How the Light Gets In."

Roberts wasn't the only actor to get a nod, however, as Cracked star David Sutcliffe earned a nod for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Detective Aidan Black, a seasoned Swat officer who transfers to the Psych Crimes and Crisis Unit after showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. Teamed with psychiatrist psychiatrist Dr. Daniella Ridley (Stefanie von Pfetten) — or with Dr. Clara Malone (Brooke Nevin) as he is in Season 2 — Black investigates strange and bizarre crimes that often come with emotionally disturbed criminals.

The Canadian Screen Awards take place in March,...

Relax, I’m From the Future

Written and Directed by Luke Higginson

Canada, 2013

Time travel is a concept that has been explored in numerous movies throughout history, with varying results both commercially and critically. While the real-life technology for the endeavour remains a pipe dream, the exploration of its ramifications and effects has yet to slow down. Relax, I’m from the Future is the latest film to tackle the idea, using an innovative approach to produce a compelling short that examines the human effects of time travel.

The idea of exploring the loneliness that comes with time travel, and how it affects a person, is a fascinating one. There is no doubt that travelling through time would be a fundamental defining point in a person’s life, but to be unable to share that knowledge with anyone would doubtlessly take its toll, and Higginson’s script smartly tackles this...

Title: Still Mine Samuel Goldwyn Films Director: Michael McGowan Screenwriter: Michael McGowan Cast: James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Campbell Scott, George R. Robertson Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 6/11/13 Opens: July 19, 2013 If you want to look at this picture from a political point of view, you might think it was written by a conservative Republican supported by the editors of the Wall Street Journal and by ex-President George W. Bush. Let’s add The Reform Alliance, the most conservative political party of our neighbors to the north, since this is a Canadian movie filmed mostly in rural New Brunswick with some scenes in Ontario. Writer-director McGowan [ Read More ]

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Check out the trailer, photos and poster for Michael McGowan's Still Mine, starring James Cromwell, Genevieve Bujold, Campbell Scott, Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Jonathan Potts, George R. Robertson, Barbara Gordon and Zachary Bennett. The Samuel Goldwyn Films romantic drama opens in theaters from July 12th, 2013 and is both scripted and helmed by McGowan. In his first lead role after decades of playing supporting characters, Cromwell gives a tour de force performance in Still Mine, an exquisitely crafted and deeply affecting love story about a couple in their twilight years. Based on true events and laced with wry humor, Still Mine tells the heartfelt tale of Craig Morrison (Cromwell), who comes up against the system when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife Irene (Bujold). Although Morrison uses the same methods his father, an accomplished shipbuilder, taught him, times have changed...

The Young and the Restless tallied 23 nominations as honors were announced this morning for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Restless’ impressive take helped CBS lead all networks with 50 overall nominations. PBS and ABC followed, with 44 and 38 nods, respectively.

General Hospital, which earned 19 nominations, joined Restless in the race for Outstanding Drama Series, and Sesame Street received 17 nods, including three for Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo who faces allegations of sexual misconduct.

Good Morning America and Today will bring their ratings rivalry to the Emmys, where they’ll be joined by CBS Sunday Morning in the Outstanding Morning Program category.

The nominations are in! Ellen DeGeneres, The View and General Hospital lead the pack in the 2013 Daytime Emmy nominations.

Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.

Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations

Outstanding Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer

Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers

Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer

Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer

Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers

Days of Our Lives, NBC

Ken Corday, Executive Producer

Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers

Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers

Albert Alarr, Producer

General Hospital , ABC

Frank Valentini, Executive Producer

Mary-Kelly Weir,...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired all U.S. rights to writer-director Michael McGowan’s “Still,” which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival Monday. The specialty distributor plans a 2013 release. James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Campbell Scott and Jonathan Potts star in the real-life-based story of an aging man trying to build a convenient house for his ailing wife only to have to overcome a stubborn swarm of local bureaucracy. McGowan also produced, along with Jody Colero, Tamara Deverell and Avi Federgreen; Richard Hanet is an executive producer. “Michael has created an incredibly touching and triumphant film, and James Cromwell, afforded the role of a lifetime, delivers a truly remarkable performance,” said Samuel Goldwyn Films exec Peter Goldwyn. Goldwyn exec Ian Puente negotiated the deal with Paradigm on behalf of the filmmakers. Samuel Goldwyn Films has recently...

Toronto, Canada (September 14, 2012) – Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today from the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival that the company is acquiring all U.S. rights to writer/director Michael McGowan’s Still starring Academy Award® nominee James Cromwell and Academy Award® nominee Geneviève Bujold. Both Cromwell and Bujold deliver inspired and tender performances. After decades of playing supporting characters, James Cromwell gives a magnificent turn in his first lead role. Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Campbell Scott and Jonathan Potts round out the top-notch cast. Still is an exquisitely crafted and deeply affecting love story about a couple in their twilight years. Based on true events and laced with wry humour, Still tells the heartfelt tale of Craig Morrison (James Cromwell), who comes up against the system when he sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife Irene (Geneviève Bujold). Although Morrison uses the same methods his father, an accomplished shipbuilder,...

A new independent film drama titled Overture, to be toplined by Evan Ross, is currently being shopped to potential investors and distributors at the Cannes Film Festival by the filmakers of the project. Called it a "coming of age" film, the projectm produced by Aleta Chappelle and Rick Roberts, will be written and directed by Chicago native Michael Chatien, who intends to shoot the film entirely in Chicago sometime later this year.

Oscar nominee James Cromwell has joined the cast of Still, Michael McGowan.s Canadian independent film shooting currently in northern Ontario and Brunswick. Cromwell joins fellow Oscar nominee and Canadian native Geneviève Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days, The House of Yes) to tell the story of an elderly couple forced to battle local authorities as they try and construct a home. McGowan, who opened the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival with his Score: A Hockey Musical, has assembled a cast with deep Canadian roots. In addition to Bujold, Still features Canuck actors Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart and Jonathan Potts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Representing America in the Great White Northern cast will be Campbell Scott. Anytime an indie can lure a marketable, awards-caliber star like Cromwell, it.s an instant boost to the production. This is McGowan.s fifth feature, and while he is a name in his ...

The Suspect

Michael K. Williams ("Boardwalk Empire") and Isaiah Washington ("Grey's Anatomy") are teaming to star in and produce the indie-thriller "The Suspect". Award-winning writer Stuart Connelly penned the script while Life Garland will direct with shooting to kick off next month.

The story follows two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn. [Source: Shadow & Act]

Still

James Cromwell and Geneviève Bujold are teaming for writer/director Michael McGowan's fifth theatrical feature "Still" currently shooting in northern Ontario and New Brunswick.

The pair play an elderly couple fighting against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home. Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Jonathan Potts and Campbell Scott also star. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Resident Evil: Retribution

Johann Urb, Oded Fehr and Kevin Durand have joined the cast of next year's 3D sequel "Resident Evil: Retribution" at Screen Gems.

Pontypool is a perfect example of a film that has fallen through the cracks.  Even though this film looks awesome, it did not get the attention it deserved in the Us.

The film is from director Bruce McDonald adapted by Tony Burgess from his novel Pontypool Changes Everything. The film stars Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak and Rick Roberts.

Here is the desciption from Amazon where it is available for purchase for $12.99!

Shut up or die Shock jock Grant Mazzy (McHattie) has been kicked-off the airwaves and now works at a small-town morning show. Another mundane day on the job quickly turns deadly when reports pile in of people developing strange speech patterns and evoking brutal acts of violence. Before long, Mazzy discovers that the behavior is actually a deadly virus being spread through language. Does he stay on the air in hopes of being rescued or,...

The Hallmark Channel has already started gearing up for Christmas with their holiday movie lineup and the network is adding a new film to the list. Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Beals is starring in Hallmark's "The Night Before the Night Before Christmas" on November 20.

Christmas is headed for an early demise after the lead Elf in the North Pole accidentally unleashes Christmas a day too soon and Santa's onboard navigation crashes St. Nick at the house of the Fox family in the middle of Suburbia.

Santa is left with a bad case of amnesia, and it's up to the family to help Santa save Christmas, while also remembering what the holidays are all about if Christmas is to get back on track across the world. Beals stars alongside Rick Roberts, Gage Munroe and Rebecca Williams.

Viewers can catch the world premiere of Hallmark Network's "The Night Before the Night Before...

"Summer Jam draws crowd in Central New York"

By Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net

Amid the echoes of screaming fans, performers readied themselves to take the stage at an event that helps kick off the summer season in Central New York.

The 2nd annual 93Q Summer Jam on the Island, recently took place on Paper Mill Island, Baldwinsville, drawing an audience from across Central New York.

Emceed by morning radio show hosts Ted Long and Amy Robbins, along with appearances by local radio personalities Rick Roberts, Mike Cauchon and Brandon C, the free Central New York concert series featured national recording acts singing some of their popular singles, including Taio Cruz ("Break Your Heart"), We the Kings ("We'll Be a Dream"), Charice with surprise special guest Iyaz ("Replay"), Aaron Fresh ("Spending All My Time"), Spose ("I'm Awesome") and Mayday Parade.

Like last year's event, which brought Jessie James, 3-oh!

Pontypool is not a zombie movie — this is the first thing director Bruce McDonald wants you to know, and something you should know before watching (zombie fanatics, you have been warned). Though they go after other humans like zombies, and (debatably) move like zombies, the infected are what McDonald describes as “Conversationalists.”

Based on the short story “Pontypool Changes Everything” by Tony Burgess (who also penned the screenplay adaptation), Pontypool follows radio host Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie) and his morning crew (Lisa Houle and Georgina Reilly) during what begins as a normal, low-key Valentine’s Day morning. In a matter of hours, the day turns into a nightmare.

Traffic reporter Ken Loney (Rick Roberts) starts sending in disturbing accounts of vicious attacks around town. At first it seems like an elaborate hoax, but then it’s on the actual legitimate news, and it’s not long before hoards of the...

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (Comfort & Joy)

Disney, 1:30 Pm Et

Santa Claus joins Mickey, Minnie, and their pals in this computer-animated update to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas.

A Town Without Christmas (Mistletoe & Mayhem)

Lifetime Movie Network, 8 Pm Et

A TV reporter (Patricia Heaton) and aspiring writer (Rick Roberts) join the search for a missing boy who wrote a disturbing letter to Santa Claus.

Gotta Catch Santa Claus (Wacky Wonderland)

ABC Family, 8:30 Pm Et

A boy and his friends embark on a quest to prove that jolly old Saint Nick (William Shatner) is real. "It's jolly. It's jammin'."

What else is showing this season? See the complete Holiday TV Movie Guide: The 12 Flavors of Christmas.

And if you're wondering what to buy the movie lovers on your shopping list, check out our Holiday Gifts store.

Next Showing:

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Rick Roberts | Patricia Heaton | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas...

Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!

How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.

Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.

UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.

The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.

The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!

Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)

Main Programme - Empire 1

# Thursday 27 August

18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...

The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!

If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!

Main Programme - Empire 1

Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.

95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009

Melissa George...

Is there really no escape from the living dead? Zombies have found their way to school curriculum (Max Brooks’ masterful novel World War Z can be found in the required reading section of your book store) and they have always been a part of mainstream cinema from The Night of the Living Dead right up to 28 Weeks Later. Pontypool is one of the more inspired takes on the zombie genre. The film is low budget and high concept. The zombie film, some will say, has become a tired piece of art. George Romero’s recent entries into the zombie canon (Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead) have been a far cry from his groundbreaking original visions in the late 1960’s through late 1970’s. The first 40 minutes of Pontypool marks a return to the roots of not only the zombie picture, but to horror in general. The things not seen are truly horrifying.

Though it’s unfairly playing second fiddle to another, higher profile horror movie also hitting theaters this week, Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool offers a classic case study in the genre’s fullest potential. Drenched in atmospheric malaise, it functions on the base visceral level mandatory for any such effort. At the same time, the screenplay by Tony Burgess (based on his novel "Pontypool Changes Everything") unashamedly stabs at sweeping social relevance with a narrative that condemns the bastardization of the English language that’s a regular feature of our twittered, instant messaged lives and the media fed bombast that enables it. The great, criminally underappreciated Stephen McHattie stars as Grant Mazzy, a cowboy hat affixed shock jock who has tumbled from the heights of his profession to its dregs: hosting a morning show in a small, bleak Ontario town. Joining him at work are his producer Sydney Briar (Lisa Houle) and a new assistant named Laurel Ann...

While the film is only getting a limited theatrical run, the highly anticipated - and critically acclaimed Pontypool will be arriving on VOD this Friday! So after you're done being dragged to Raimi's hell, hit your couch and watch the story of a small-town radio station that discovers that recent madness in the local population may be caused by a virus transmitted through speech. Check out four clips to entice you by reading on below. Directed by Bruce McDonald, the Canadian horror pic stars Stephen McHattie (from Watchmen fame), Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak and Rick Roberts. Pontypool premiered at the Tiff in 2008.

What's the time? It's time to get ill! That's right, the 6 films playing at the SXSW midnight lineup courtesy of Fantastic Fest have been announced, and we've reported on quite a few of these, especially The Horseman which we loved. Check em out:

Ong Bak 2 (Thailand)

Director: Tony Jaa. Writer: Panna Rittikrai

Martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa is back in an epic prequel to the 2003 action smash Ong Bak. Cast: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nirut Sirichanya, Santisuk Promsiri, Primorata Dejudom (International Film Festival Premiere)

Black (France)

Director: Pierre Laffargue. Writer: Pierre Laffargue, Lucio Mad and Gábor Rassov

A nouveau-blacksploitation adventure awash in black magic, African Mysticism, mutant arms dealers, gargantuan machete-wielding mercenary armies and a truckload of knuckle-sandwiches. Cast: Mc Jean Gab'1, Carole Karemera, François Levantal, Anton Yakovlev (World Premiere)

The Haunting in Connecticut (U.S.)

Director: Peter Cornwell. Writer: Adam Simon and Tim Metcalfe

In the tradition...

Austin, Texas – February 17, 2008 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced the official titles for their new program “SXSW Presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight,” kicking off with the International Film Festival Premiere of Ong Bak 2, the most anticipated new action film of the year. Six films from six countries comprise the lineup, featuring four international premieres, one North American premiere and one U.S. Premiere. From horror to action, to comedy and suspense, these six films collectively represent the spectrum of genre films featured in Austin’s annual Fantastic Fest. All films will play at midnight at the SXSW Film Festival at the Alamo South Lamar, in addition to the traditional SXSW Midnighters section, which will take place at the Alamo Ritz. The program will feature:

Ong Bak 2 (Thailand)

Director: Tony Jaa. Writer: Panna Rittikrai

Martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa is back in an epic prequel to the 2003 action smash Ong Bak.

While at the Toronto International Film Festival, we caught up with Pontypool director Bruce McDonald who reveals exclusively to Bloody-Disgusting that he has a planned trilogy for the film, which follows a virus spreading through the English-language. "PONTYPOOL, if this first one is perceived well and does a bit of business, then well have the opportinuty to make parts two and three, which are kind of one big story." Click the title above for the review and some stills. Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak and Rick Roberts all star in the film, which is currently looking for distribution.